BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
420 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT.

* AT 417 AM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES WEST OF BELLE PLAINE TO 15 MILES WEST OF VICTOR TO 19 MILES WEST OF WHAT CHEER…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WATERLOO TO 28 MILES WEST OF MARENGO TO 28 MILES WEST OF SIGOURNEY…AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LADORA…MILLERSBURG…KESWICK…LUZERNE…KEYSTONE…WILLIAMSBURG…NORTH ENGLISH…CONROY…BLAIRSTOWN…GARRISON…PARNELL…SOUTH ENGLISH…VAN HORNE…MOUNT AUBURN…KINROSS…
VINTON…NORWAY…AMANA…NEWHALL…OXFORD…TIFFIN…SWISHER…PALO…FAIRFAX…WALFORD…URBANA…SHELLSBURG AND ATKINS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 205 AND 238.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND POWER POLES. MOVE INDOORS TO A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.